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HR 3530 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015

Introduced: September 16, 2015 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Sep 16, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate most drug offense mandatory minimum prison terms imposed on a defendant who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Additionally, it eliminates drug offense mandatory minimum prison terms for simple possession, distribution to an individual under age 21 by an individual at least age 18, distribution or manufacture in a school zone, and use of an individual under age 18 to distribute.

Finally, the bill requires prior written approval of the Attorney General to prosecute a defendant for certain drug offenses that involve low-level drug quantities (e.g., less than one kilogram of heroin or less than 500 grams of cocaine-based substances).

What's happening now October 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3489 Related bill Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 16, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3530: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3530/
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"H.R. 3530: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3530/.
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H.R. 3530, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3530/.
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